I am GM Krasimir Rusev, professional chess player and head coach at ChessClassroom.com. I graduated from the National Sports Academy in Bulgaria with a Bachelor’s degree in Chess Pedagogy, a four-year undergraduate chess education program intending to prepare top-level chess trainers, mentors, and professional seconds of the World Championship contenders. Since my graduation, I have been actively involved with both competitive chess and chess coaching. I have over 5 years of first-hand coaching experience, producing excellent players including the 2012 European Youth Chess Champion U8, FM Tsvetan Stoyanov, the winner of many strong tournaments, IM Plamen Mladenov (2376), and his older brother, NM Ilian Mladenov (2235) among many other distinguished players. I have taught both very young kids and many adults with great success and helped them realize their full potential on the chess board. My coaching method has been developed and tested for many years and strikes the balance between my chess skills and knowledge as Grandmaster and my teaching expertise gained during my college years working toward my Chess Pedagogy degree.

If you are looking to improve your chess, you have come to the right place. I offer 30-minute Trial Lessonsfor $15.00 [BUY NOW] to anyone who wants to have his (or her) chess carefully assessed and would enjoy a few quick fixes to his playing style and thinking process. In this 30-minute trial lesson, we will go over two of your practical games and I will show you what you need to do to immensely improve your playing strengthby applying a couple of easy-to-use step-by-step strategies for handling certain critical situations in your competitive games. Remember that everyone has some very specific weaknesses in their playing style, so I will point out yours and tell you how to fix them then and there!

I useSkypeand Chess.com for online coaching. Please, download and install Skype free of charge before our scheduled lesson. I am available7 days a week with a flexible working schedule that can easily accommodate you regardless of your location.

Shoot me a messageor just drop in tosay Hi! I’d love to hear from you and help you with your chess training and practice to the best of my ability! My personal email is gm.krasimir.rusev@gmail.com. Free GM tips, anyone?View My Coaching Services

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